CVE-2001-0718 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Vulnerability in (1) Microsoft Excel 2002 and earlier and (2) Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 and earlier allows attackers to bypass macro restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by modifying the data stream in the document.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 12.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.12682.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218802
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-28.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287067
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3402
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-050
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7223

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Powerpoint

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:30:06.074Z

Reserved: 2001-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0718

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-10-30T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0718

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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